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Disciplines of Doership
How To Be 10 Feet Tall and Bullet Proof
By Joe Schroeder

Disciplines of Doership is a book I recently read and I am now re-reading it. It is a book, like “Think and Grow Rich, that I think everyone should read. It really doesn’t matter what goals you are setting out to accomplish, this is a book that will really help you get there.

From page 10 of Disciplines of Doership:“The fact is, the subconscious mind is more concerned with what you doubt and fear, than what you pretend to “say” that you want. Ever hear the expression, “He talks a good game!” Because that’s all it is. Just talk and not the actual opinion of himself or his truest opinion of himself. Self-image is simply the truest opinion of yourself and if you change your opinion of yourself and change what you agreeyou are allowed to have and change WHO you agree you are allowed be, the having and receiving will change.

Period! Sounds simple, but it’s not. Why? Because most people have sacrificed themselves by living under the opinions of other people. Other people tell you how much you are worth. Other people have taught you how to react when things go haywire; you get angry and upset probably. Of course you do because you were taught and domesticated to. People think based on how other people taught them to think. What if what you thought CHANGED?

Until you lose the need for affection and validation from those around you it will be hard for things to change. Simply because so far, if you care to confess, you have lived, worked and acted based on what you allowed other people to convince you of as “truth.” But it was THEIR truth, not yours! Fair question, was their truth for you right and are you living a blessed life or cursed?

How come one guy earns $10,000 per week and another earns that in four months? How come the first guy, who makes it per week, never even went to college? The difference is attitude and self-image. Rich or poor everyone is FORCED to prove in public what they secretly believe in private about themselves is most true.”

This book teaches you how to re-program your brain, your self image and self confidence. It is a MUST HAVE for everyone who is serious about their success.

Thanks for sharing this Melodie. I loved the comment from the book “Self-image is simply the truest opinion of yourself and if you change your opinion of yourself and change what you agree you are allowed to have and change WHO you agree you are allowed be, the having and receiving will change.” And then you go on to talk about most people think of their self image based upon what other people think. I love the quote “who cares what other people think, most of them don’t think anyway.”

Thanks for this article! I will definitely be picking up this book and adding it to my must read list.

This statement “most people have sacrificed themselves by living under the opinions of other people” is such a powerful one! Many people are living their lives exactly like that without even realizing it.

Hi Melodie, thanks for the post. It makes for good reading. There are a couple of things I’d like to flag.
The first is “Self-image is simply the truest opinion of yourself…” It has been my experience that most people’s self image is not necessarily true nor created by themselves. Self image is just that, it’s the image that you have of yourself. What many fail to realise is that they can create their own SELF images, away from the opinions of others. The canvas is blank and you’re holding the brush!
What gets a lot of people is that they start out great without realising that they will encounter oppostion from people who now start to feel inadequate by their own inaction and unless you have a good support network (family, friends, colleagues) this becomes a walk through a tar pit.
Secondly, and this may sound harsh, reading books is not the magic pixie dust that is going to get you to where you want to go. Reading + ACTION (doership!).
You are a wonderful leader Melodie and I love your posts. I am very grateful that I have come to know through TSA. 🙂Howard Hughes recently posted…The Children of Genesis

Hi Melodie – thanks for sharing i haven’t read this book yet but your review was compelling and I like the lessons shared – attitude and self image are entwined and related to so many outcomes in life – simplistically labeled mindset

Hi Melodie,
I have Think and Grow Rich, But your suggestion on reading Disciplines of Doership sounds great. Going from willing something to embedding it into your subconscious would be a powerful tool for life. Thanks, Joe LoFresoJoe LoFreso with LGN Prosperity recently posted…LGN Prosperity- A Marketing No Brainer

I like this post. It is so true that the subconscious is laser-focused on what our fears and pains are, versus what we tell ourselves day in and day out that we are, and who we are.

It amazes me how much psychological effort is really involved when it comes to finally making that decision to say, “I am going to be a better person, I am going have the things I’ve always wanted.”

And so on.

In a lot of ways, I feel people are almost addicted to fear and failure. Failure is so easy, it has absolutely no rejection and will accept everyone with a warm (though cruel) heart.Gregory Elfrink recently posted…By- GregtheWriter

Our minds are so much more powerful than most of us have ever understood. What we truly believe will manifest in visible form in due time. That is the part that we don’t always realize. Do not judge by current appearances. Just hold the vision of what you want and believe is possible – and in due time, with actions taken toward the goal and sustaining that belief through continual renewal, the outside world will conform to you inner world’s beliefs.

I have to be honest, I had never heard of this book. But based on what you are sharing with us in your blog post, I am going to change that.
I found out what you are describing the hard way. About 20 years ago I came to the US (from Europe) for my work and realized the impact others have on a persons life. I found out, because all of a sudden those people were not there any longer. I was here by myself. It made me think a lot about my believes and what I stand for. It also made me realize to the fullest that you should not simply believe what others are saying.
This experience made me a better and more successful person. It was not easy, but certainly worth it.karin@social bookmarking recently posted…Changes to my blog as a result of the Social Traffic Club

Hey Melodie. I have my book sitting right here next to me. I am in no hurry to finish it. There are so many good tid-bits in it; I just read a little bit in it every day. Thanks for this great review. Joe would love it.

And most of those beliefs came from when we were little. So people shouldn’t beat themselves up for it. Just realize that they are not your beliefs and you have the power to change them.Debbie Lattuga recently posted…EFT Tapping Introduction

Sounds like a great book, will definitely put it on my list! We definitely ARE what we think and we believe and so many of us have so much negative programming from the past that can use revising. Glad this tool has been good for you!
Thanks so much,
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Thank you so much for sharing this book recommendation. I am always looking for these types of books and programs. I am currently studying Joe Vitale’s “The Missing Secret”. I’m on day two and getting some really great a-ha moments from it. Now I know what I’ll be studying after I finish Joe’s program.

Melodie,
Thanks so much. I had just been hearing about Joe Schroeder and here you are with a great book by him. Based on your review, I will definitely be sure to read this one.

It used to be almost foreign to think that the opinions of others should have no bearing on how we feel about ourselves, but now I’m excited to learn more about how to create our self image just from our own thoughts. To be bullet-proof is the real goal.

Yes. I really love what I have been learning from Joe. I am also in his mastermind group, Million Mind March. It has really changed my thinking. I have been in my network marketing business for nearly 14 years but this mastermind group has really helped me shake off the last of my fears about being a leader.

I am an info-junkie and have never heard of this book. It’s now on my list, as it looks for applicable for what I’m currently doing. It’s amazing how much information is out there to help anyone who has the DESIRE to make a change, do so successfully without reinventing the wheel. I can vouch for buying lots of crap as well, but even if you get one thing out of a $15 book it usually pays for itself.

I instinctively know this is spot on. Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I have been meaning to read this book for along time. It will be my next ebook.Gary Young- China Sourcing recently posted…Links for 2010-09-10 delicious

Thanks for this book recommendation. Amazing how the “outside chatter” of others impacts the “inside chatter” . . . that running commentary we have with ourselves. I like the closing paragraph . . .

“How come one guy earns $10,000 per week and another earns that in four months? How come the first guy, who makes it per week, never even went to college? The difference is attitude and self-image. Rich or poor everyone is FORCED to prove in public what they secretly believe in private about themselves is most true.”

This book sounds great and I will definitely be adding it to my reading list as well. I used to believe that I could do anything in life and over the past few years I’ve somehow lost that belief. It changes everything and affects everything.
I think this book could really help me get back to where I was … thanks for sharing and recommending “Disciplines of Doership”.

Thanks so much for the recommendation. I have not seen this book before but I do know of Joe Shroeder.

I love the caption on the front of the book “Here lies the worlds ‘I can’t'”. Funnily enough my Mum always used to say ‘There’s no such word’ :-), so that probably helped me to refuse to believe there were things I could not do, lol!!

Melodie this statement, “you were taught and domesticated to” sums up the reason why it is hard to change. People are like the story of the elephant that was tied to a stake at a young age and now that small rope keep him tied to the stake.

Self image is really what it all boils down to.
Even though I have kind of known this for years I am still in the process of undoing the conditioning I must have accepted from the past.
It seems to me that as I got older I question more what others told me.

I know what you mean. I am thankful for getting older because I have become my own person and let go a lot of the past conditioning. I wish we could have the wisdom we have today back when we were young and wrinkle free. 😉